This course is designed to assist the neonatal-pediatric healthcare provider in performing patient assessment, gathering appropriate information, and using pertinent clinical information to make clinical decisions in the treatment of infants and children with congenital heart defects. Successful completion of this course requires passing the post-course with a score of 70% or higher.

This course was developed in partnership with Duke Pediatric Critical Care.

Please contact Shawna Strickland at shawna.strickland@aarc.org for more information. Dr. Cheifetz discloses a relationship with Philips (medical advisor). None of the other faculty or planning committee have relationships to disclose.

This course was sponsored in part by an unrestricted educational grant from

The presentation discusses unique aspects of newborn respiratory physiology, identifies the basic principles of neonatal ventilator-induced lung injury, emphasizes the importance of optimizing lung volume and tidal volume, differentiates between volume-controlled and pressure-controlled/volume-targeted modes of mechanical ventilation, and discusses the evidence in support of volume-targeted ventilation.

The AARC's Neonatal-Pediatric Specialist course is a comprehensive course developed to enhance the critical skills necessary for respiratory therapists who work in the neonatal and pediatric critical care environments. This is an excellent course to assist those respiratory therapists preparing to challenge the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Neonatal-Pediatric Specialist examination.

In addition to preparing the respiratory therapist for the NBRC NPS examination, this course is an excellent tool for those who are new to neonatal-pediatric care. With content geared toward respiratory care and critical care for both the neonatal and pediatric population, this course is a comprehensive orientation to the respiratory therapist's role in caring for the critically ill neonatal and pediatric patient.

Non-invasive ventilation is a vital modality for the acutely ill patient and is becoming more commonly utilized in the pediatric population. This presentation will review indications and management strategies of NIV in pediatrics. Challenges associated with interface and compliance will also be discussed.

Original webcast date: May 28, 2013

Approved for 1.0 CRCE Hour

**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**

Providing mechanical ventilation to the pediatric patient with ARDS can be vastly different than ventilating an adult patient with ARDS. Is there a best practice or consensus for mechanical ventilation modalities and strategies for this population? This presentation will discuss the pathophysiologic characteristics of pediatric ARDS and the evidence supporting various mechanical ventilation strategies

Sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Dräger Medical, Inc.

Presented by Ira Cheifetz MD, FCCM, FAARC

Approved for 1.0 CRCE hour

Original Webcast Date June 22, 2017

**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**

This presentation will discuss pulmonary function testing in the context of pediatric patients. The presenter will discuss challenges and unique situations in various types of pulmonary function testing in children aged 4 years through the teen years.

Original webcast date: October 7, 2014

Approved for 1.0 CRCE Hour

**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**